The Veteran's unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder is granted service connection, and the reduction of her nerve impingement of left big toe rating from 40% to 10% effective February 1, 2025 is restored.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder was found to be etiologically related to service. The reduction in the rating for nerve impingement of left big toe was not proper as there was no actual improvement under normal circumstances of life and work at the time of the reduction.
- Claimed conditions
- Unspecified Trauma and Stressor Related Disorder, Nerve Impingement of Left Big Toe
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 23, 2026
- Citation
- A26015900
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